The president of the craft store chain Hobby Lobby, which is in the midst of a court battle over Obamacare’s contraceptive coverage mandate, has developed a Bible-study course for public schools. Steve Green, head of the family-owned business, has said he supports making such courses mandatory.

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The school board in Mustang, Okla., near Hobby Lobby’s headquarters, this week voted to include Green's "Museum of the Bible Curriculum" beginning this fall.

The Christian education program includes four years of courses on scripture, history and the impact of the Bible. The courses will be optional initially, though in a speech before the National Bible Association Green said he believes such courses should be mandatory in public schools.

Green also is developing a 430,000-square-foot museum of the Bible due to open in 2017 several blocks from the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Washington Post reports.

Green’s family-owned Hobby Lobby is among dozens of companies that have sued to block an Affordable Care Act mandate requiring employer-sponsored health care insurance plans to cover contraceptives. That case is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court.